A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"

"A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me""
Single by Fall Out Boy
from the album From Under the Cork Tree
Released	July 6, 2006
Format	Digital download, CD, 7"
Genre	Pop punk, pop rock, alternative rock
Length	2:49
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump
Producer	Neal Avron
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
"Dance, Dance" (2005) "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" (2006) "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" (2007)

"A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" (just "Sixteen Candles" in the UK), is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and third and last single taken from their third studio album, From Under the Cork Tree (2005). Released in 2006, though the song never reached the popularity that previous singles "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance" achieved, it received moderate playtime on both Pop and Rock stations and peaked at No. 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The video also reached No. 1 on TRL on both May 5 and May 8, 2006, being the third consecutive single from the album to reach the top position.

The song was originally titled "A Little Less Molly Ringwald, a Little More Samantha Fox". Molly Ringwald is an actress who starred in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles, referenced in the final song title. "Touch Me" is a reference to the hit song by Samantha Fox. Fall Out Boy's video for "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" was nominated for Best Video Inspired By A Film at the First Annual Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2006.

Music video

The music video, directed by Alan Ferguson, features the band members acting as a team of vampire hunters trying to fend off a gang of vampires attacking their town. It ends with a climactic showdown between the band and the vampires, resulting in Wentz being arrested and his subsequent realization that all the police officers are also vampires. Many of its scenes are parodies from various horror films; for example, the opening scene is a take-off from the cult-classic film, The Lost Boys and the video's style is similar to that of the Blade films. Drummer Andy Hurley can be seen wearing a Guns N' Roses T-shirt.

The video features cameos from members of several bands and people associated with Fall Out Boy, including William Beckett and Mike Carden of The Academy Is..., Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith of Panic! At the Disco, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, as well as several of the band's touring staff.

Track listing

All lyrics written by bassist Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy), all music composed by lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy), excluding covers.

CD One

1. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" (2:49)
2. "So Sick" (Ne-Yo cover at BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)

CD Two

1. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" (2:49)
2. "Roxanne" (The Police cover) (3:12)
3. "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued" (Sessions @ AOL) (3:08)

7"

1. "A Little Less "Sixteen Candles", a Little More "Touch Me"" (2:49)
2. "Of All the Gin Joints In All the World" (Zane Lowe Session) (3:11)

External links

• "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" Official music video on YouTube